Let’s Grow Outside!
September 19, 2025
Beginning in November, the Delaware Institute for Excellence in Early Childhood, housed in University of Delaware’s College of Education and Human Development, will again offer the Let’s Grow Outside! professional development initiative for early childhood education programs. The innovative program teaches educators about outdoor gardening with young children and provides …
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Whitaker and Kunjapur named Gerard J. Mangone Young Scholars
September 18, 2025
From the tiniest microbes to the earliest years of human life, Aditya Kunjapur, assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, and Anamarie Whitaker, assistant professor of early care and education policy, are making an enormous impact — in their fields, and among their students — while studying the “small things.” …
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Social Work Conference on Navigating Ripple Effects
September 16, 2025
Responding to the needs of Delaware communities, the University of Delaware College of Education and Human Development will host a social work conference from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 17, at FinTech Innovation Hub in Newark, Delaware. Titled “Navigating the Ripple Effects: Addressing Mental Health and Substance …
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Research Spotlight: Adrian Pasquarella
September 12, 2025
Every day, Delaware educators teach multilingual learners (MLLs), yet many feel underprepared to support them. With more than 19,000 MLLs in the state, University of Delaware faculty are working during National Hispanic Heritage Month this fall and year round to address the needs of these students and their teachers. Supported …
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Do You Really Need to Read to Learn?
September 12, 2025
This article by Stephanie N. Del Tufo, assistant professor of education and human development at the University of Delaware, has been republished with permission from The Conversation’s Curious Kids series, for children of all ages. It answers the question: “Do we need to read, or can we just get everything through …
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CEHD Welcomes New Faculty Members in Social Work
September 3, 2025
This fall, the University of Delaware College of Education and Human Development (CEHD) welcomes two new faculty members specializing in social work. These faculty members bolster CEHD’s masters of social work (MSW) program, deepening the college’s existing expertise in supporting vulnerable communities and children, youth and families. Abram J. Lyons …
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New Leadership in the College of Education and Human Development
September 3, 2025
With the start of the 2025-2026 academic year, the University of Delaware College of Education and Human Development (CEHD) is pleased to announce new leadership in its Department of Human Development and Family Sciences (HDFS). Beginning on August 16, Jason Hustedt, professor and interim chair of HDFS, began his term …
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A Warm Welcome
September 2, 2025
With the help of warm afternoon sun and a late-summer breeze, University of Delaware’s College of Education and Human Development (CEHD) welcomed its faculty back to campus with a college-wide barbeque on August 27. Set at the Early Learning Center (ELC), the outdoor event gave faculty and staff the opportunity …
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Missions to accomplish
August 27, 2025
Representing every inhabited continent on the globe, more than 400 scholars gathered in the University of Delaware’s Trabant University Center for the fall semester’s New Graduate Student Orientation. UD’s latest pursuers of doctorates, master’s degrees and graduate certificates include first-generation graduate students, parents and other types of caregivers, musicians, athletes, …
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Back-To-School Jitters
August 26, 2025
The back-to-school season is often marked by a flurry of nerves and excitement as children and parents return to their school communities after summer break. These feelings may be even more acute for children who will start the year as a brand-new kindergartener, middle schooler or high school student. University …
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Purpose and Health
August 25, 2025
During National Wellness Month this August, many people are taking the time to drink more water, reconsider their exercise routines or prioritize their mental health. As a double major in human services and psychology, supporting the well-being of their community members is often top of mind for University of …
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Summer of Science
August 20, 2025
In his first week working with Delaware Sea Grant, University of Delaware undergraduate student Theodore McKinney made a splash — both figuratively and literally. Figuratively because his mentor, Emily Maung-Douglass, Delaware Sea Grant’s urban watershed specialist, could tell how enthusiastic he was about teaching science to Delaware’s youth. Literally, because …
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